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2024 Vol. 43, No. 6

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2024, 43(6): 1-172.
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Seasonal influence of freshwater discharge on spatio-temporal variations in primary productivity, sea surface temperature, and euphotic zone depth in the northern Bay of Bengal
Hafez Ahmad, Felix Jose, Md. Simul Bhuyan, Md. Nazrul Islam, Padmanava Dash
2024, 43(6): 1-14. doi: 10.1007/s13131-023-2254-y
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Ocean productivity is the foundation of marine food web, which continuously removes atmospheric carbon dioxide and supports life at sea and on land. Spatio-temporal variability of net primary productivity (NPP), sea surface temperature (SST), sea sur...
The impact of typhoons on the biogeochemistry of dissolved organic matter in eutrophic bays in northwestern South China Sea
Xuan Lu, Qibin Lao, Fajin Chen, Guangzhe Jin, Chunqing Chen, Qingmei Zhu
2024, 43(6): 15-31. doi: 10.1007/s13131-023-2283-6
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Highly productive estuaries facilitate intense decomposition of dissolved organic matter (DOM) as a carbon source. However, the specific impacts of typhoons on DOM decomposition in eutrophic bays remain unclear. To address this issue, we investigated...
Tetrabromobisphenol A and hexabromocyclododecane in sediments from the Zhujiang (Pearl) River Estuary and South China Sea
Chuyue Long, Weiyan Yang, Jiaxun Lu, Yuanyue Cheng, Ning Qiu, Sen Du, Li Zhang, Shejun Chen, Yuxin Sun
2024, 43(6): 32-37. doi: 10.1007/s13131-023-2267-6
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Marine sediments collected from the Zhujiang (Pearl) River Estuary (ZRE) and South China Sea (SCS) were utilized to study the occurrence and spatial distribution of tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) and hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD). The levels of TBBPA...
Distribution and sources of sedimentary organic matter in different aquaculture areas of northeastern Zhanjiang Bay using stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes
Fengxia Zhou, Shuangling Wang, Han Fang, Jiani He, Liang Ye, Zhaohai Ding, Cuiting Li, Fajin Chen, Xuan Lu, Chunqing Chen, Yafei Meng
2024, 43(6): 38-48. doi: 10.1007/s13131-024-2377-9
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Zhanjiang Bay is a major aquaculture area in China with many types of mariculture products (such as oysters, fish, and shrimp). The culture area and shrimp output in Zhanjiang Bay are ranked first in China. We investigated the total organic carbon (T...
A numerical model study on the spatial and temporal variabilities of dissolved oxygen in Qinzhou Bay of the northern Beibu Gulf
Gaolei Cheng, Shiqiu Peng, Bin Yang, Dongliang Lu
2024, 43(6): 49-59. doi: 10.1007/s13131-023-2243-1
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Oxygen facilitates the breakdown of the organic material to provide energy for life. The concentration of dissolved oxygen (DO) in the water must exceed a certain threshold to support the normal metabolism of marine organisms. Located in the northern...
Isotope constraints on seasonal dynamics of nitrogen in Zhanjiang Bay, a typical mariculture bay in South China
Chunqing Chen, Qibin Lao, Fajin Chen, Guangzhe Jin, Jiacheng Li, Qingmei Zhu
2024, 43(6): 60-70. doi: 10.1007/s13131-024-2373-0
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Eutrophication in coastal waters has been increasing remarkably, severely impacting the water quality in mariculture bays. In this study, we conducted multiple isotopic measurements on suspended particulate nitrogen (δ15N-PN) and dissolved nitrate (δ...
Effect of dissolved organic nitrogen on the bloom of Prorocentrum donghaiense and Karenia spp. in the East China Sea coastal waters
Xiaoru Cui, Guangming Zhen, Jing Zhao, Keqiang Li, Xiulin Wang
2024, 43(6): 71-85. doi: 10.1007/s13131-023-2308-9
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Understanding the mechanism of harmful algal bloom formation is vital for effectively preventing algal bloom outbreaks in coastal environments. Karenia spp. blooms in the East China Sea show a significant correlation with nutrient regimes. However, t...
Tracing nitrate sources in one of the world’s largest eutrophicated bays (Hangzhou Bay): insights from nitrogen and oxygen isotopes
Zhi Yang, Jianfang Chen, Haiyan Jin, Hongliang Li, Zhongqiang Ji, Yangjie Li, Bin Wang, Zhenyi Cao, Qianna Chen
2024, 43(6): 86-95. doi: 10.1007/s13131-024-2375-y
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Eutrophication caused by inputs of excess nitrogen (N) has become a serious environmental problem in Hangzhou Bay (China), but the sources of this nitrogen are not well understood. In this study, the August 2019 distributions of salinity, nutrients [...
Salinity fronts shape spatial patterns in zooplankton distribution in Hangzhou Bay
Yepeng Xu, Yiqi Wang, Lin Zhan, Yijun Ou, Kangning Jia, Ming Mao, Xuyu Zhu, Zhibing Jiang, Yuanli Zhu, Wei Huang, Ping Du, Jiangning Zeng, Lu Shou, Feng Zhou
2024, 43(6): 96-106. doi: 10.1007/s13131-024-2374-z
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Ocean fronts play important roles in nutrient transport and in the shaping ecological patterns. Frontal zones in small bays are typically small in scale, have a complex structure, and they are spatially and temporally variable, but there are limited ...
Coastal hypoxia response to the coupling of catastrophic flood, extreme marine heatwave and typhoon: a case study off the Changjiang River Estuary in summer 2020
Xiao Ma, Qicheng Meng, Dewang Li, Yuanli Zhu, Xiaobo Ni, Dingyong Zeng, Di Tian, Ting Huang, Zhihao Jiang, Haiyan Jin, Feng Zhou
2024, 43(6): 107-118. doi: 10.1007/s13131-024-2311-1
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Massive bodies of low-oxygen bottom waters are found in coastal areas worldwide, which are detrimental to coastal ecosystems. In summer 2020, the response of coastal hypoxia to extreme weather events, including a catastrophic flooding, an extreme mar...
Inter-annual variations of dissolved oxygen and hypoxia off the northern Changjiang River (Yangtze River) Estuary in summer from 1997 to 2014
Anqi Liu, Feng Zhou, Xiao Ma, Qiang Zhao, Guanghong Liao, Yuntao Zhou, Di Tian, Xiaobo Ni, Ruibin Ding
2024, 43(6): 119-130. doi: 10.1007/s13131-023-2244-0
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Hypoxia off the Changjiang River Estuary has been the subject of much attention, yet systematic observations have been lacking, resulting in a lack of knowledge regarding its long-term change and drivers. By revisiting the repeated surveys of dissolv...
Effects of phosphorus limitation on sinking velocities of phytoplankton during summer in the Changjiang River Estuary
Xinchi You, Qiang Hao, Jie Zhu, Wei Zhang, Haiyan Jin, Dewang Li, Huanhong Ji, Yu Ke, Feng Zhou
2024, 43(6): 131-141. doi: 10.1007/s13131-024-2376-x
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The sinking of phytoplankton is critical to organic matter transportation in the ocean and it is an essential process for the formation of coastal hypoxic zones. This study was based on a field investigation conducted during the summer of 2022 in the...
Tracing the sources of nutrients through the Tsushima/Korea Strait
Jing Zhang, Xinyu Guo, Lei Zhu, Jianlong Feng, Liang Zhao
2024, 43(6): 142-152. doi: 10.1007/s13131-024-2372-1
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The nutrients from the East China Sea (ECS) through the Tsushima/Korea Strait (TS) strongly impact the ecosystem of the Japan Sea (JS). The complex origins of the Tsushima Warm Current and the various nutrient sources in the ECS result in complex spa...
An innovative classification system for ranking the biological effects of marine aromatic hydrocarbons based on fish embryotoxicity
Ronghui Zheng, Chao Fang, Fukun Hong, Min Zhang, Fulong Gao, Yusheng Zhang, Jun Bo
2024, 43(6): 153-162. doi: 10.1007/s13131-023-2245-z
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Petroleum hydrocarbon pollution is a global concern, particularly in coastal environments. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are regarded as the most toxic components of petroleum hydrocarbons. In this study, the biomonitoring and ranking effec...
Effects of nutrient limitations on the sinking velocity of Thalassiosira weissflogii
Jie Zhu, Qiang Hao, Wei Zhang, Yingying Ma, Jiangning Zeng
2024, 43(6): 163-172. doi: 10.1007/s13131-024-2309-8
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The sinking of diatoms is critical to the formation of oceanic biological pumps and coastal hypoxic zones. However, little is known about the effects of different nutrient restrictions on diatom sinking. In this study, we measured the sinking velocit...